Job summary
- Main area
- 317 Optical Services (Orthoptists)- RVI
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (from date of appointment)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 317-2024-53-038
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Town
- 317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/01/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 19/02/2025
Employer heading
Orthoptist
Band 5
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
Are you newly qualified or in your early career?
Are you looking to gain experience in a broad range of routine and more complex conditions across both paediatric and adult orthoptics?
If so don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to join our large, friendly and supportive team.
As one of the country’s leading Ophthalmology units, the Newcastle Eye Centre continually improves how it offers high quality services for patients, and excellent career satisfaction for its staff.
Our visionary approach includes working closely with our consultant colleagues and other eye professionals to ensure we can provide healthcare at its best with people at our heart and we would love to hear from those who share our vision of collaborative working.
Our Orthoptic Department is no exception and we are delighted to be in a position to seek an Orthoptist to join the large team at the Royal Victoria Infirmary. We have a diverse clinical workload including paediatrics, adult motility, neuro-ophthalmology, thyroid and oculo-plastics in both community and hospital settings as well as involvement in pre-school orthoptic assessment clinics.
- Interview Date Wednesday 19 February 2025
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job
- To work within the Directorate of Ophthalmology, a teaching facility and tertiary referral centre for patients with complex eye problems
- To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team in a supported environment
- Responsible for patients undergoing orthoptic treatment as in-patients or out-patients and to liaise with experienced orthoptists regarding problems arising
- To individually and/or in conjunction with colleagues, formulate individualised treatment plans for children and adults attending routine and specialist clinics
- Generate comprehensive patient records to reflect the Trust standard
- Provide advice to patients/carers regarding care and treatment
- Incorporate research-based evidence into orthoptic practice
- Work within the scope and code of professional practice
- Observe clinical guidelines and work within specific protocols where appropriate
Working for our organisation
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To assess and diagnose adult and paediatric cases registered with the ophthalmologist
- Creating and delivering specialised individual treatment programmes as agreed with the client
- To demonstrate orthoptics to orthoptic undergraduates and other health professionals and junior medical staff
Such a comprehensive range of services means we are in the enviable position of being able to offer opportunities for training and development in specific areas of interest, according to service need, plus exceptional opportunities for continuing professional development (CPD) as we seek to ensure every member of our staff is provided with the relevant training and support needed to liberate their potential.
Other duties include provision of post graduate training across a wide range of disciplines including Orthoptic under-graduates, pre-registration Optometrists, nursing staff, and junior medical staff preparing for Royal College of Ophthalmologists exams and participation in clinical and medical audit and research.
This is a fantastic opportunity to work within a large tertiary referral centre and applications are welcomed from newly and recently qualified Orthoptists. A car driver/owner is desirable.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Portfolio of evidence demonstrating specialist skills needed for neuro/thyroid/neo-natal/paediatric orthoptic assessments
- • Awareness of evidence based medicine and its impact upon clinical practice
Skills
Essential criteria
- • Good organisational skills
- • Good time management
Desirable criteria
- • Basic IT skills
- • Evidence of team working
- • Ability to work single-handed/autonomously
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Attendance at various clinical placements throughout the UK
Desirable criteria
- • Active involvement in clinical audit
- • Experience of research methodology
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Degree in Orthoptics/Diploma of British Orthoptic Council
- • State registration with the Health Professions Council
Desirable criteria
- • UK recognised driving licence
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Helen Haggerty
- Job title
- Head Of Service Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 2824929
- Additional information
There is huge scope for personal and professional progression here in Newcastle. If you think this is a role you would relish then our Deputy Head Orthoptist Kate Taylor, would love to hear from you at [email protected] or call 0191 2824929.
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